Hey Guys and Gals,
So some of you showed some interest in my side window screens.
to keep my dogs from jumping out since they are now just 6 inches or so from the base of the window since I built my sleeping / storage platform.
materials
2 sheets 24x30 black mesh 18ga screen
16 1/8 x 1 inch washers
16 #10x 3/4 self tapping screws
16 ft of cowles truck/suv edge trim
I used a piece of chip board to make the template of the side windows I wanted to install the mesh on
once I had a template that fit, I laid the template over the mesh and used some blue painters tape below the outer edge allowing me to trace with a sharpie the shape onto the mesh.
I then used a cordless 4 inch grinder with a cutting wheel to cut out the shape and test fit / adjusted the size to allow the edge trim to sit into the recess in the window opening,
**Note I allowed 1/2 inch or one row of the mesh from the bottom to be able to bend it to sit on the door panel**
** at some point I will be replacing the self tapping screws with nutserts and making a 3/4 wide sheet metal trim that will cover all around the interior of the mesh allowing me to remove the washers as the retainer **
see photos below
I hope this helps give some of you ideas on other projects
So some of you showed some interest in my side window screens.
to keep my dogs from jumping out since they are now just 6 inches or so from the base of the window since I built my sleeping / storage platform.
materials
2 sheets 24x30 black mesh 18ga screen
16 1/8 x 1 inch washers
16 #10x 3/4 self tapping screws
16 ft of cowles truck/suv edge trim
I used a piece of chip board to make the template of the side windows I wanted to install the mesh on
once I had a template that fit, I laid the template over the mesh and used some blue painters tape below the outer edge allowing me to trace with a sharpie the shape onto the mesh.
I then used a cordless 4 inch grinder with a cutting wheel to cut out the shape and test fit / adjusted the size to allow the edge trim to sit into the recess in the window opening,
**Note I allowed 1/2 inch or one row of the mesh from the bottom to be able to bend it to sit on the door panel**
** at some point I will be replacing the self tapping screws with nutserts and making a 3/4 wide sheet metal trim that will cover all around the interior of the mesh allowing me to remove the washers as the retainer **
see photos below
I hope this helps give some of you ideas on other projects
